Treatment of fractures of the fifth metatarsal: A prospective study

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 267-269

  Wiener, Bradley D ^a,b,c   Linder, Jeffrey F ^a,b   Giattini, Joseph F G ^a,b  

^a New York Medical College ^*

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METATARSAL BONE; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0030927204     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079701800504     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Anderson, L.D.: Injuries of the forefoot. Clin. Orthop., 122:18-27, 1977.
2. Dameron, T.B.: Fractures and anatomic variations of the proximal portion of the fifth metatarsal. J. Bone Joint Surg., 57A: 788-792, 1975.
3. DeLee, J.C., Evans, J.P., and Julian, J.: Stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal. Am. J. Sports Med., 11:349-353, 1983.
4. Heckman, J.D.: Fractures and dislocations of the midpart and forepart of the foot. In: Evarts, C.M. (ed.), Surgery of the Musculoskeletal System, New York, Churchill-Livingstone, 1990, pp. 4269-4296.
5. Heckman, J.D.: Fractures and dislocations of the foot. In: Rockwood, C.A., and Green, D.P. (eds.), Fractures. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1991, pp. 2155-2159.
6. Jones, R.: Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal bone by indirect violence. Ann. Surg., 35:697-700, 1902.
7. Kavanaugh, J.H., Brower, T.D., and Mann, R.V.: The Jones fracture revisited. J. Bone Joint Surg., 60A:776-782, 1978.
8. Kitaoka, H.B.: Salvage of nonunion following ankle arthrodesis for failed total ankle arthroplasty. Clin. Orthop., 268:37-43, 1991.
9. Peltier, L.F.: Eponymic fractures: Robert Jones and Jones' fracture. Surgery, 71:522-526, 1972.
10. Richli, W.R., and Rosenthal, D.I.: Avulsion fracture of the fifth metatarsal: experimental study of pathomechanics. Am. J. Roentgenol., 143:889-891, 1984.
11. Stewart, I.M.: Jones' fracture: fracture of base of fifth metatarsal. Clin. Orthop., 16:190-198, 1960.
12. Torg, J.S.: Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal distal to the tuberosity. Orthopedics, 13:731-737, 1990.
13. Torg, J.S., Balduini, F.C., Zelko, R.R., Pavlov, H., Peff, T.C., and Das, M.: Fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal distal to the tuberosity. J. Bone Joint Surg., 66:209-214, 1984.